Bye Bye Mini!!
I received news from my dad that he is planning to sell off our Mini Cooper back home in Malaysia. Mind you, this is a classic, from 1969 (or even way before then, not sure), sort of like the one that the man was trying to sell in the picture (if you click on the title it'll bring you to the link). Ours looks almost just like that, except that it's white in color with 2 black stripes on the hood. It's beautiful, classy, in great condition and has done our family very proud for many years now. My dad first bought it from a friend as a hobby. Then my brother and I caught on to it. To this day, I'm very proud to tell people that we have a classic Mini. Most of America didn't even catch up with the craze, mainly until the movie "The Italian Job" (with Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron) did Mini really hit the US market BIG. Some of my friends back at ACU didn't even know that the Mini had been around for a long time before.
Anyway, my dad is letting the "baby" go. With both my brother and me being here in the States, my dad has been struggling trying to maintain 2 cars at home, what more even drive them (my mom doesn't drive). The Mini is old, and therefore needs more consistent TLC and my dad is having difficulties both physically and financially trying to stay on top of things. So he has decided to sell it. There had been many offers through the years before for the car from strangers and friends, but we ignored them. Looks like Dad is seriously having to consider those offers these days. I'm really going to miss the Mini--for all it's worth and for all the great memories it has given me personally. =(
Anyway, my dad is letting the "baby" go. With both my brother and me being here in the States, my dad has been struggling trying to maintain 2 cars at home, what more even drive them (my mom doesn't drive). The Mini is old, and therefore needs more consistent TLC and my dad is having difficulties both physically and financially trying to stay on top of things. So he has decided to sell it. There had been many offers through the years before for the car from strangers and friends, but we ignored them. Looks like Dad is seriously having to consider those offers these days. I'm really going to miss the Mini--for all it's worth and for all the great memories it has given me personally. =(
